What Fresh Hell is This?
Dark Tales
Published on 4. March 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
232 pages
978-1-964398-44-0 (ISBN)
Description
Step into the twisted mind of Del Howison with this unflinching collection of dark tales. What Fresh Hell Is This? brings together stories from across Howison's prolific career, each one exploring the eerie and the macabre, examining humanity's deepest fears and desires. Drawing on his rich life experiences-from being baptized in a river and attending a private Christian college to his ownership of the famed Horror bookstore Dark Delicacies-Howison crafts tales that delve into the darkest corners of the human soul.
These tales push boundaries, blending the supernatural with psychological terror, and invite readers into worlds where the unimaginable becomes real. From paranormal happenings to supernatural horrors, Howison's storytelling prowess ensures that these stories will stay with you long after you turn the last page.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
298 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-964398-44-0 (9781964398440)
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Del Howison is an author, journalist, SAG actor including the upcoming horror film Big Baby directed by Spider One and produced by Krsy Fox, and the Bram Stoker Award-winning editor of the anthology Dark Delicacies: Original Tales of Terror and the Macabre by the World's Greatest Horror Writers. He has written articles for Fear.net, Gauntlet Magazine, and Writers Digest among others. Del's short story Cul-de-Sac appeared in Weird Tales Magazine #369. His western short story The Lost Herd was turned into the premiere (and highest rated) episode, The Sacrifice, for the series Fear Itself. His dark western novel The Survival of Margaret Thomas was shortlisted for the Peacemaker Award given out by the Western Fictioneers. He has been shortlisted for over half a dozen awards including the Shirley Jackson Award and the Black Quill. He is the cofounder and owner (with his wife, Sue) of Dark Delicacies, a book and gift store known as "The Home of Horror," located in Burbank, California. The store won the "Il Posto Nero" award from Italy and has been inducted into the Rondo Hatton Hall of Fame.